TVS Motor and Amazon India sign agreement to boost deployment of electric vehicles
- Electric vehicle options will be made available by TVS Motor to Amazon India.
- Amazon's last-mile deliveries will use electric vehicles.
- 10,000 additional electric vehicles were to be added by Amazon India by 2025, according to an earlier announcement.
To improve electric mobility, electric infrastructure, and connected services, Amazon India and TVS Motor Company Ltd. have engaged into a strategic partnership.
A fleet of electric two- and three-wheelers from TVS Motor will be used for Amazon's last-mile deliveries as part of this partnership, the industry leader announced in a statement.
In order to meet Amazon's network and logistics requirements, the two companies will also work together to examine EV use cases for various Amazon business units. The two businesses will test TVS Motor's EV solutions through their partner network and delivery partners throughout India.
The partnership, which is part of Amazon's commitment to the Climate Pledge, marks another crucial step for us to realise our goal of achieving net-zero carbon by 2040.
'By including electric two and three wheelers into our current fleet, our partnership with TVS Motor increases our distribution network. According to him, this will help our supply chain reduce the environmental effect of our operations and help Amazon India reach its target of adding 10,000 EVs to its fleet by 2025.
According to Manu Saxena, senior vice president of future mobility at TVS Motor Company, 'TVS Motor is now prepared with electric two-wheeler and three-wheeler product options for B2B combined with an ecosystem of linked service and alternate ownership.
The leading e-commerce corporation in the nation predicted in 2020 that by 2025, 10,000 of the nation's delivery vans would be electric vehicles. In addition to Amazon's global target of 100,000 EVs by 2030, these EVs are being introduced.
In order to meet Amazon's network and logistics requirements, the two companies will also work together to examine EV use cases for various Amazon business units.
The announcement further stated that the two companies would work together to examine EV use cases for various Amazon business units in order to meet their network and logistical requirements.